Hello from Austin, TX

eddius_maximus · Aug 9, 2018

saltyhog said:
Beautiful tank @eddius_maximus! Is that 6th picture a spathulata?

Thanks! I believe it is.

mike werner · Aug 9, 2018

welcome with your awesome tank.

HotRocks · Aug 9, 2018

eddius_maximus said:
Much appreciated! I wish I had a macro lens. These were taken with a Canon 70D with a Canon 13-135mm lens. Processing done in Adobe Lightroom.

Thanks! Looks great!

Billldg · Aug 9, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!! Awesome looking tank.

saltyhog · Aug 9, 2018

eddius_maximus said:
Thanks! I believe it is.

Impressive! The only one I've kept successfully was a colony a friend in my reef club gave me to keep for him. I kept it over a year before he was ready for it and it's still doing well. Very hard SPS to keep.

You are definitely doing something right!

eddius_maximus · Aug 9, 2018

Another pic for you guys, one of my favorite corals in the tank. This one was from a frag from a local reefer here in Austin. I believe he named it "Lonestar Leather Toadstool". I think it's a color variation of a Japanese Deepwater Toadstool.

It's polyps are incredibly long and flowy (she just molted before this picture so, not full length yet), and the entire head is bright green, not just the polyps. One of my favorites. It absolutely glows under blue/violet light.

Incredibly temperamental, though. If I look at it wrong, she'll retract, and this happens often. So when the polyps are out it's a treat. Even my four year old son keeps an eye out and lets me know - "DADDY THE MUSHROOM! IT'S HAIRY AGAIN!"

Subsea · Aug 9, 2018

eddius_maximus said:
Hi guys! I've been lurking for years. I'm not sure why but something inspired me to finally create an account and actually interact. So, hi!

Here's my present tank... It's a little over a year old. Reefer 450. Two Orphek Atlantik V4s as lighting. Primary nutrient export is via chaeto and ATB 840 v2 Skimmer (with a little bag of GAC hangin' in the sump). It's a true mixed reef. I have a little bit of everything in there! I dose 2 part around the clock. Aside from that, no additives. Keeping it simple. Keeping my hands out of the tank as much as possible.

Great pictures. Gorgeous tank. I am in Austin as well, down near the Salt Lick in Hays Co.

Laissez les bonne temps roulee,
Patrick

Fin · Aug 9, 2018

Beautiful reef! Thanks for sharing!

SPR1968 · Aug 10, 2018

Beautiful looking tank, and stunning photography as well, very nice!

And welcome to R2R!

ReefWithCare · Aug 10, 2018

Nice tank! Where did you get all your livestock? What was your introduction procedures? How do you keep the euphillyas together and the SPS not getting stung by them?

NY_Caveman · Aug 10, 2018

ReefWithCare said:
Nice tank! Where did you get all your livestock? What was your introduction procedures? How do you keep the euphillyas together and the SPS not getting stung by them?

LOL “Enquiring minds want to know!”

alton · Aug 10, 2018

Welcome to R2R my fellow Texan. Love the tank and the lights

4FordFamily · Aug 10, 2018

Welcome home, you will love it here!

Nice photography and beautiful tank, thanks for sharing!

eddius_maximus · Aug 10, 2018

ReefWithCare said:
Nice tank! Where did you get all your livestock? What was your introduction procedures? How do you keep the euphillyas together and the SPS not getting stung by them?

Morning! Thanks!

Locally. Or Battlecorals. Unique Corals. Vivid Aquariums. Those are the primary places. And most of my fish purchases are made at Austin Aqua Dome.

Photography (especially at longer focal lengths) can be misleading. There’s actually a fairly sizable (3-4”) gap between the euphyllia and acropora.

Jimbo662 · Aug 10, 2018

Great looking tank!

jolt · Aug 10, 2018

Hey neighbor! Tank looks great. Don't think I've ever seen pics of it before. Looking forward to more!

ReefWithCare · Aug 10, 2018

eddius_maximus said:
Morning! Thanks!

Locally. Or Battlecorals. Unique Corals. Vivid Aquariums. Those are the primary places. And most of my fish purchases are made at Austin Aqua Dome.

Photography (especially at longer focal lengths) can be misleading. There’s actually a fairly sizable (3-4”) gap between the euphyllia and acropora.

Ya, Austin Aqua Dome is pretty much the only place in Austin I'm okay with getting fish from. Every place else I avoid or just get online.

Corals I haven't dove into yet (I QT everything like a madman so I take forever on my builds lol), but I like Austin Aqua Farm's Saturday local days. The Dome seems to have good deals, but I don't know the rates of pest people get. I've heard corals from Unique, Vivid, and WWC tend to be very clean.